Tuan Hung often raised his tattooed hands to wipe away tears when talking about his mother and wife and children while performing at music shows.
At 46 years old, Tuan Hung seems to have everything a middle-aged man dreams of - a beautiful wife, pretty children, a villa, a luxury car and a stable career.
There was a time when he stopped singing because he wanted to spend time with his family. But for Tuan Hung, music is always a passion that he cannot give up. After a few months off, he returned to the stage, performing at home and abroad. Many times, he declared that he was the most "in demand" artist in the world.
Besides music, the name Tuan Hung has never stopped being "hot" because of side stories. be fined for singing on the balcony, pay for the audience when the performance was not good, removed the new MV because of criticism. Most recently, he and Duy Manh reunite After many years of discord, they sang together in a charity show. The event attracted thousands of live viewers and hundreds of thousands of people watching via livestream.
In the show, Tuan Hung frankly looked back at his relationship with his senior: "In the 2010s, we competed with each other in many things, popularity, and living far away, which led to misunderstandings." At the age of U50, both of them lowered their egos to stand on the same stage.
Arrogant and reckless are what people think of when mentioning Tuan Hung. Compared to his contemporaries, he stands out thanks to his tall figure and romantic face. Without formal training in vocal music, he admits that his singing voice is average and his technique is not high. In return, his instincts and naturalness are what help him win over the audience. His husky voice and the high and low pitches create the singer's own unique style. When singing passionate love songs, Tuan Hung still has a touch of wildness. With EDM songs, he is more "crazy", singing and dancing at the same time, letting loose to stir up the audience.
Tuan Hung was once a quick-witted person when he soon pursued pop music, which was labeled "commercial" in the early 2000s. Seeing Dan Truong and Lam Truong become famous thanks to many Chinese songs with Vietnamese lyrics, Tuan Hung bought CDs of Chinese artists to listen to and wrote the lyrics for two songs himself. Still Remember, Parting and rose from there. Later, he had a series of hits such as Sparkling love (Hoai An), Half rainbow (Minh Khang), Monologue (Nguyen Hong Thuan), Passion (Nguyen Hoang Duy), Take my hand (Tu Dua). During the period from 2006 to 2016, he was always in the top 10 favorite singers on Lan Song Xanh - a prestigious chart at that time.
Tuan Hung's music is popular in tea rooms, bars and karaoke rooms, winning over many audiences because it is easy to listen to, easy to remember and easy to sing. He said: "I choose the majority. My music is not the type of music for competitions, and I don't like having to line up with anyone to be judged."
Following his junior since the early days of his career, Bang Kieu - a former member of Watermelon - once commented: "Hung has gone very far from his starting point. To me, Hung is one of the few leading male singers in Vietnam today. He has also overcome a lot. When he first started, Hung had a lot of stage charisma, but his voice was rougher. Now his voice is beautiful and expressive."
Born in 1978, the year of the horse, the singer compared himself to an unruly horse. As a boy from Hanoi's Old Quarter, an only child in the family, Tuan Hung was pampered since childhood and grew up with a strong personality. At the age of 20, he hid from his parents and dropped out of Thang Long University, going to the South with his friends to sing.
Full of tattoos, driving a supercar, and his juniors always call Tuan Hung "big brother". Looking at Tuan Hung's appearance and style, many people see him as a romantic gangster. In Vietnam, no one holds two microphones with both hands on stage like Tuan Hung. As for actions like taking off his shirt, throwing his shirt, throwing his hat to the audience, to him, it is normal.
Tu Dua - a former Watermelon bandmate - remembers that when they first met, he was impressed by Tuan Hung's "insolent, rebellious and arrogant" demeanor. Bang Kieu also teased him about not being able to hang out with his junior because "Hung had too many tattoos".
But few male singers cry as much as Tuan Hung. At some shows, he gets teary-eyed and sobs, even kneeling down to cry. Colleagues often tease Tuan Hung as "crybaby" or "Sulky Hung" because of his sulky nature. The singer only says: "Pretending to be tough is also a way to cover up. Emotions that are too much to suppress will burst out. I often cry because I'm happy."
Because of his rich emotions, Tuan Hung has revealed many moments of uncertainty. He cried during live shows, whenever he witnessed the affection of his family, friends, and fans. "I am a wild person. I have today not because I am good but because I am lucky to have family and friends by my side. I am successful not because I sing well but because I sing from my heart. All lasting values exist thanks to love," he said during a live show in 2018.
Behind his tough exterior, friends say Tuan Hung is a righteous, emotional, and instinctive person. Lam Bao Ngoc - Runner-up of The Voice 2019 - said he always cares for his students, "the most gallant person in Vietnamese showbiz". The Oplus group is grateful to their seniors for always supporting and creating opportunities for them to tour abroad.
In the family, Tuan Hung tries to become a pillar of support for his relatives. To protect them, he often "talks dirty" and "ruffles his feathers" to those who insult his wife and children. More than half of the tattoos on his body are about his father, mother, and son. At home, Tuan Hung listens to his parents. In addition to performing, he helps his mother with housework and cooking. When he has a family, he takes care of his three children himself. The singer does not hesitate to admit that he earns less than his wife, often giving compliments to his wife because: "It's my wife, so what's wrong with flattering her?"
At the age of U50, Tuan Hung accepts the fact that his appearance and voice are no longer the same as before. The singer said that every time he looks in the mirror and sees gray hair, wrinkled forehead, and blotchy skin, he feels a little worried but not too much. With his voice, he respects the audience's judgment.
However, Tuan Hung's passion has never cooled, as the song says. Overcome all challenges he shows in The brother overcame thousands of thorns : "If there is an abyss in front of my eyes, I will still hum. The warm stream warms my body, the mountain has wet my feet. My heart only wants to exist in this paradise. Sing with the rain."
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